diff --git a/compose/cryostat.yml b/compose/cryostat.yml
index 6e269b8ce..aca539c61 100644
--- a/compose/cryostat.yml
+++ b/compose/cryostat.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ services:
       CRYOSTAT_DISCOVERY_DOCKER_ENABLED: ${CRYOSTAT_DISCOVERY_DOCKER_ENABLED:-true}
       JAVA_OPTS_APPEND: >-
         -XX:+FlightRecorder
-        -XX:StartFlightRecording=name=onstart,settings=default,disk=true,maxage=5m
-        -XX:StartFlightRecording=name=startup,settings=profile,disk=true,duration=30s
+        -XX:StartFlightRecording=filename=/tmp/,name=onstart,settings=default,disk=true,maxage=5m
+        -XX:StartFlightRecording=filename=/tmp/,name=startup,settings=profile,disk=true,duration=30s
         -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.autodiscovery=true
         -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote
         -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=9091